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Rays TBR

200661–101 (0.377)
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$29M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.377
TAB
-3.7
WAB
-8.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.1
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-8.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RToby Hall⇄61
BDioner Navarro⇄56
RJosh Paul52
RShawn Riggans8

1B

LTravis Lee112
LAubrey Huff⇄60
RTy Wigginton45
BGreg Norton25
LKevin Witt5
LRussell Branyan⇄2
BTomás Pérez1

2B

RJorge Cantu103
RTy Wigginton43
BTomás Pérez22

3B

RB.J. Upton50
BTomás Pérez40
RTy Wigginton34
LSean Burroughs7
RToby Hall⇄1

SS

RJulio Lugo⇄73
BBen Zobrist52
BTomás Pérez36
RLuis Ordaz1

LF

LCarl Crawford148
RDamon Hollins18
RTy Wigginton5
BGreg Norton3
RJosh Paul1
LRussell Branyan⇄1
BTomás Pérez1

CF

RRocco Baldelli91
RDamon Hollins33
LCarl Crawford2
RDelmon Young1

RF

RDamon Hollins78
LRussell Branyan⇄54
RDelmon Young30
BGreg Norton28
RJonny Gomes8
RTy Wigginton7
BTomás Pérez4
RNick Green⇄1

DH

RJonny Gomes101
BGreg Norton31
LKevin Witt10
LAubrey Huff⇄3
LCarl Crawford3
RDamon Hollins2
RJorge Cantu2
RToby Hall⇄2
RTy Wigginton1

Starters

LScott Kazmir3.6 WAR
RJames Shields1.8 WAR
LMark Hendrickson⇄1.1 WAR
LJ.P. Howell0.7 WAR
RTim Corcoran0.5 WAR
RBrian Stokes0.4 WAR
LCasey Fossum0.4 WAR
RDoug Waechter0.4 WAR
RJason Hammel0.3 WAR
REdwin Jackson0.1 WAR
RJae Seo⇄-0.0 WAR
RSeth McClung-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTyler Walker⇄10 sv
RShawn Camp12 h
RRuddy Lugo8 h
RDan Miceli6 h
RTravis Harper5 h
LJon Switzer5 h
RBrian Meadows4 h
RChad Harville2 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Rocco Baldelli3.4
James Shields1.8
Ty Wigginton1.3
Greg Norton1.2
Delmon Young1.0
Tyler Walker0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Alex Gonzalez2.1
Eduardo Perez0.5
Danys Baez0.4
Chris Singleton0.3
Joe Borowski0.2
Josh Phelps0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rays. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carl Crawford 2006 +4.7 +67.1 2.6 +64.5 $0.6M 1.79× –
Scott Kazmir 2006 +3.6 +63.2 0.4 +62.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Rocco Baldelli 2006 +3.4 +43.8 2.0 +41.8 $0.6M 1.60× –
Julio Lugo↔ 2006 +2.4 +17.5 3.0 +14.5 $1.2M 0.89× –
Mark Hendrickson↔ 2006 +1.1 +8.8 0.8 +8.0 $0.8M 1.02× –
Tyler Walker↔ 2006 +0.7 +8.0 0.3 +7.7 $0.4M 1.34× –
Delmon Young 2006 +1.0 +6.6 0.5 +6.1 $0.5M 0.83× –
J.P. Howell 2006 +0.7 +6.0 0.3 +5.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Ty Wigginton 2006 +1.3 +5.6 0.7 +5.0 $0.5M 0.56× –
Shawn Camp 2006 +0.4 +4.6 0.3 +4.3 $0.8M 1.34× –
Joey Gathright↔ 2006 +0.5 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.3M 0.83× –
Doug Waechter 2006 +0.4 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.9M 1.02× –
Ruddy Lugo 2006 +0.6 +3.2 0.3 +2.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Aubrey Huff↔ 2006 +1.1 +6.0 3.3 +2.7 $3.1M 0.69× –
Jason Hammel 2006 +0.3 +2.4 0.3 +2.0 $1.1M 1.02× –
Casey Fossum 2006 +0.4 +3.4 2.0 +1.3 $4.9M 1.02× –
Dioner Navarro↔ 2006 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.52× –
Edwin Jackson 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $3.0M 0.67× –
Jae Weong Seo↔ 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Luis Ordaz 2006 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.61× –
Jason Childers 2006 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Travis Harper 2006 +0.0 +0.3 0.8 -0.6 $18.0M 0.67× –
Jesus Colome 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Sean Burroughs 2006 +0.1 +0.4 1.5 -1.1 $19.6M 0.58× –
Josh Paul 2006 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Jonny Gomes 2006 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.69× –
Seth McClung 2006 -0.2 -2.1 0.3 -2.5 – 1.34× –
Dan Miceli 2006 -0.3 -2.8 0.7 -3.4 – 1.34× –
Nick Green↔ 2006 -0.6 -3.8 0.1 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Damon Hollins 2006 -0.6 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Travis Lee 2006 -0.4 -1.8 2.5 -4.2 – 0.56× –
Jorge Cantu 2006 -1.0 -4.5 0.4 -4.8 – 0.56× –
Toby Hall↔ 2006 -0.6 -3.1 1.7 -4.8 – 0.69× –
Brian Meadows 2006 -0.5 -5.6 0.6 -6.2 – 1.34× –
B.J. Upton 2006 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.58× –
Ben Zobrist 2006 -0.8 -3.7 – – – 0.61× –
Brian Stokes 2006 +0.4 +3.6 – – – 1.02× –
Chad Harville 2006 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Orvella 2006 -0.8 -4.5 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Norton 2006 +1.2 +6.7 – – – 0.69× –
James Shields 2006 +1.8 +21.4 – – – 1.49× –
Jon Switzer 2006 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Salas 2006 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Witt 2006 -0.9 -5.0 – – – 0.69× –
Russell Branyan↔ 2006 +0.5 +3.1 – – – 0.83× –
Scott Dunn 2006 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Shawn Riggans 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Tim Corcoran 2006 +0.5 +4.3 – – – 1.02× –
Tomas Perez 2006 -0.5 -2.3 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+19.0+244.329.3+196.0—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2006 · LAD / TBR
LAD · Ned Colletti +$20.8M
Toby Hall, Mark Hendrickson
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$20.8M
Dioner Navarro, Jae Weong Seo, Justin Ruggiano
LAD came out ahead by $20.8M
2006 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$15.2M
Edwin Jackson, Chuck Tiffany
LAD · Ned Colletti −$15.2M
Danys Báez, Lance Carter
TBR came out ahead by $15.2M
2006 · SDP / TBR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$5.6M
Russell Branyan
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$5.6M
Evan Meek, Dale Thayer
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2006 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$12.8M
Joel Guzmán, Sergio Pedroza
LAD · Ned Colletti −$12.8M
Julio Lugo
TBR came out ahead by $12.8M
2006 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Marcos Carvajal
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Jose De La Cruz
Even trade
2006 · TBR / SFG
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$6.4M
Tyler Walker
SFG · Brian Sabean −$6.4M
Carlos Hines
TBR came out ahead by $6.4M
2006 · TBR / HOU
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$321.6M
Ben Zobrist, Mitch Talbot
HOU · Tim Purpura −$321.6M
Aubrey Huff
TBR came out ahead by $321.6M
2006 · TBR / KCR
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$5.6M
J. P. Howell
KCR · Allard Baird −$5.6M
Joey Gathright, Fernando Cortez
TBR came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$29.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Aubrey Huff296.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Julio Lugo306.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Travis Lee318.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Toby Hall306.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Travis Harper306.000$850kFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli3513.000$650kFREE AGENT
Brian Meadows308.000$600kFREE AGENT
Josh Paul317.000$475k$625kFREE AGENT
Luis Ordaz309.000$375kFREE AGENT
Damon Hollins328.000$346kFREE AGENT
Greg Norton3310.000—$800kFREE AGENT
Tomas Perez3211.000—FREE AGENT
Russell Branyan308.000—FREE AGENT
Chad Harville297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Carl Crawford244.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fossum285.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Rocco Baldelli243.000$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Burroughs254.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hendrickson324.000$818kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Colome285.000$815kFREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton284.000$675kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Waechter253.000$356kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes253.000$356kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth McClung253.000$343kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson223.000$327kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Walker304.000$298kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jae Weong Seo294.000$165kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Switzer263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Delmon Young200.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir222.000$372kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Cantu242.000$356kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Camp302.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Howell231.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Childers310.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Hammel230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruddy Lugo260.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro222.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Gathright252.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Green272.000$96kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Witt30–—
Brian Stokes260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Upton212.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Dunn28–—
Tim Corcoran28–—
Chad Orvella25–—
James Shields240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Riggans250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Salas270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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